The passenger who disrupted an Abuja-Lagos flight on Saturday, Mr Obiajulu Uja has been remanded in prison custody.
Uja, who embarked on a lone protest against the forthcoming inauguration of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President, was arraigned on Tuesday before the Zuba Magistrates’ Court, Abuja.
He was charged with “public nuisance, resistance to a lawful arrest, threatening violence and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace contrary to sections 396, 267,188,172 and 144 of the Penal Code Law”.
Uja was on Friday evening carried off the flight following his solo protest abroad the flight.
In the viral video that made the rounds on Saturday, it took the efforts of at least six airport security officers to evacuate him after holding up the aircraft with the 6 pm flight not moving an hour later.
Uja’s lawyer, Ejike Ugwu said: “He was arraigned at the Zuba Magistrates’ Court after they deceived us because yesterday he was taken to Muhammadu Buhari Police Hospital, Area 11 Abuja”.
The lawyer noted that his client was admitted at the Muhammadu Buhari Police Hospital, adding that the hospital did not have a psychiatrist doctor and psychologist that to examine him.
He, however, said a doctor was invited from National Hospital, Abuja to examine Uja but the efforts unfortunately was futile.
Source: The PUNCH
